Lin v. Barr’s Empirical Analysis
2019
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1229A (§ 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on 24 I. & N. Dec. 247 - S-Y-G · Raza v. Gonzales · Smith v. Holder · Guerrero-Santana v. Gonzales · Tawadrous v. Holder
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is well settled that the persistence of negative conditions, regardless of how grave they are, is insufficient to establish changed country conditions and, thus, warrant reopening.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Djokro v. Garland“the evidence of country conditions submitted with [a] motion [to reopen] to those that existed at the time of the merits hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tulung v. Garland“[G]rave conditions that remain grave do not equate to intensification of conditions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Djokro v. Garland
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.